Attachment means for hatbands



Feb. 17, 1931. J. cAvANAGH 1,793,386

ATTACMENT MEANS FOR HATBANDS Filed Deo. 29', `1928 Ziyi dal??? Cavanaglz,

Patented `1:' Y17, 1931 i Jenn onvnivielen,Y or soUTHg NORWALK, vconn no'rrdu'r, VAssire1\ro:a ,To TranciaornT orcohmncTIcUT 1 ATTACHMENT 'Manns ron nATBANns Applicaties 'area -Deemaer "29, 1192s. seria-1 No. 3292,14;

This invention relates to hat bands and has particular reference to a device for yattaching such bands in position on the hat.

Hats as now sold on the market are usually provided with endless bands of fixed length which are permanently secured to the hat by stitching. These bandscann'ot be removed without breaking or cutting the attaching threads, and frequently when'thisV is done they fall apart.` The wearer of a hat may often nd it desirable to refno've the band when having the hat cleaned ortoftighten the band upon the crown but the aforemenf, tioned disadvantage makes it troublesome to also desirable at times` to place upon the hat, and considerable do so. It is a new band Y diiiicultyis encountered in applying the same in a'nealt andwell ttingvmanner. .A j

To overcome these diiiculties, it has been previously proposed to make up a band with hooks, 'snap fasteners, or the like uponits ends forV joining them together and fixing the band upon the hat. Of such devices, hooks seem to be the most satisfactory but all of them known tome have been, either dueto their form, shape, size and material orto their disposition with respect to the band,

open to the disadvantages that they become i deformed, or

i 3o from their intended positions, with respect pull out, or become displaced to the band, with the result that the band will not obtain a close, smart lit on the crown.

4hooks which are easily, `vmovably fixed thereto.

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It is the object of the present invention to disadvantages by prois readily and convendetached by means of permanently, and imovercome all of these viding a band which iently attached and These and other features of the invention will appear more fully from the following detailed description when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and will be pointed out in therappended claims.

Fig. 1 is a. view showing the inner side of yone end of the hat band of the invention,

Fig. 2 is asimilar view of the other endV of the band, its broken off end a corresponding with the end a seen in Fig. l,l

Figi 3 is a plan view of the band, a portion the band proper having been removed at b,

Y ployedinf-the endflOoif-"the Fig. 4 is an enlarged view in perspective l of one `of .the .hooksf employed Vin Figs; lr` andlA,

- rig.. ais a. longitudinali section or the natia of Fig.;l"4, and. l

Fig. Gis across section offthesame h-o'ok.l

vReferring to the-"drawings, 8 indicates a stripV of flexible material which has'beenimadel up inthe form. of a hatrband vAt one endY l0, the materia-lf-is fturned back zuponit'self, Iirst yat'12- and then at 14.(s`ee Fig. 3) to form l18 respectively. A shorter strip of material 20uis` laround-theband between the saidloops andV its'en'ds 'drawn together'and stitched Las-at' 22'. Tu'cks- 24 are taken in the loops atfthe' edges yofthe strip 20 andheld by stitches26. The

strip k2O `is fixed 'against longitudinal sliding movement bybeing-sewedto the 'loop 16 as at28. f The end lOof theband is thus given the appearance'offastylish bow.A f tBefore yproceeding fu'rthergwith the ,dei

scriptionjofFigsl:to 3, it'will be advantageous to inspeCf Figs. 4 to 6. In these'latte'r 1'ig1'1'res,-3O indicates generally .the hooking d evice'whi'ch'isito bevused. with the hatfband above described. It-consistsof a U-shaped;

member 32, kpreferably made ofnietahand I armsjpointed and bent backwardsv f having its to form prongs 34. It generally resembles a double pointed 4taclngthe' points 'of'. which havebeenturned back upon its bodyzat'equal angles. A spacing me also metallic, yhaving yits llateral edges 3 7 rolled varound' `'and stamped upon the side armsofthe'Ushaped member 32, is provided toprevent relativemovement ofthe prongs 34 with respect fto `each other; rllhis spacer 36 serves 'not `only to y'strengthen Athe -hook and space the prongs but also as a means v'for atpassed transversely;

mbery36, preferably end, holes '38 through which a thread mayY be Y passed are vformed inthe flat back portion of thespacer. ReturningtoxFigs. -1 'and 3, it will be seen that :apair 'ofthese hooking devices'are ernband,`their bodies being concealed-under thefabricl20 with only p their -pron gs 34 projecting. VIt will vfurther, be seen that lateral movement of the upper 9 0f tachingittoahatband or the Alike-' To'this l the prongs and hook (see Fig. l) is prevented by the upper edge of the bow and by the stitching 22, and that any longitudinal movementtoward the lett is prevented by the curvedportions of to the right by the stitching 28. The lower hook is held against movement in the same manner except that there is no stitching 22 at its upper edge. To remedy this, the material 20 may be sewed tothe band asat40.

In lieu of enclosing the hooks in pockets in the manner just described, the holes 38 of the spacers may be utilized in cooperation 'with laced threads to hold the hooks in place. rl`he first-described method is more convenient, however, andV it is obvious that the holes may be done'away withiwhen the hooks are to be used the endl() of the belt.

.Referring now to Figs. end 42 of the band will now be described.-

This :end 42'is` lformed by Jfolding the eX treme end 44 of the strip 8 inwardly and back upon itself'as at 46. One of the double f pronged hooks above described is inserted longitudinally under the end 44 with its prongs 34 projecting. through the folded edge 46 to appear onthe inside, and to point toward the other endllO, of the band. The lateral edges 48 of the end'42 of the band are then caused to converge byI taking a pair of converging tucks 50 'n ing 52 is employed to retain these tucks in po-V sition as well as to fasten down the edge 44 of the oldedportion. As afurther curing thetuclzs and orsimultaneously. se-

' curing the hook 30 against movement, threads 54 are laced through the folded-over portions of the tucks and thence through the eyelets 38 of the hook. f l fc It should now be obvious that, to place the band upon a hat of felt orthe like itis only necessary to catch the single hook of the end 42 in the Acrown at a point adjacent the brim, wind the bandtightly about thecrown, and allow the two hooks 30 of the end 10 to imbed'themselves in the crown after piercing the band proper near the end 42 as indicated bythe arrow P (see Fig. 3) I Wish it to be understood that ings illustrate only one specific embodiment of my invention and that various changes may be made in the combination and` arrangement ofparts so long as such changes fall wihin the scope of the appended claims. I claim l. In fa hookingdevice adapted'for attachl ment to hat bands and the like,

a U-shaped semi-resilient member,

U-member at acute angles thereto, a rigid n legs of said U-shaped member to permit attalhment of the device to aliat band or the li e. 'Y

Vsemi-resilient member,

Vuniform width slightly less 2 and 3, -tlike other y the material. Stitchaid to setheY draw'- 2. A hooking device for attachment to hat bands or the like, comprising a U-shaped a pair of parallel prongs formed on the ends of the legs of said U-shaped member at acute angles thereto, and a rigid spacer .connecting the legs of the U- shaped member and comprisin'ga'plate of a than the length of said legs and'having its ends bent around said -legsfsaid plate therethrough between said legs to permit attachment of the device to a hat band.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set m si ature: l

y gn JOI-IN GAVANAGI-I.

having perforations lll() a pair of parallel Y Vprongs ormedon the ends o f the legs of said 

